Tag Archive for 'Wind power'

Wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future paleontologists. Image credit: Gemini AI.

Wind Turbine Blades May Be among Most Surprising Technofossils for Future Paleontologists

Mar 18, 2025 by News Staff

University of Leicester paleontologists Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz have published a new book on how all the different kinds of so-called technofossils...

Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial to the regions in which they are situated. Image credit: Erich Westendarp.

Large-Scale Solar and Wind Farms in Sahara Would Increase Rain and Vegetation

Sep 10, 2018 by News Staff

Energy generation by wind and solar farms could reduce carbon emissions and thus mitigate anthropogenic climate change. A new climate-modeling study, published...